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ROW80 – 2024 – Round 1 – Check-in 5 (February, 11th 2024)

11 February 2024 /

Hi everyone! 

Note: To keep posts short, I’ve made a Trello board with my goals for the year and beyond. Feel free to check it out if you want to know more about the bigger plan.

My word for the week is ROLLERCOASTER.

The ups and downs weren’t too bad, especially as doctors concluded that whatever I have is not life threatening right now (but still needs investigating). Not knowing isn’t fun but the reassurance was nice.

Emotionally, I’ve ben through a lot lately and I’ve reached a sort of numbness this weekend. Not sure what it indicates, so we’ll see.

Goals are going OK, especially the crafts which the girls and I really enjoy a lot. As for the rest, the feeling is that I mostly paddle through somehow.

By the end of January

Business: aiming at 100% (PASS)
EDOF: updates 100%
Story Time: aiming at 100% (PASS)
Make a tentative schedule for the year 100%
Play Time: aiming at 38% (PASS)
Make assessment sheet 100%
Japanese Course: aiming at 100% (PASS)
Genki: L2 100%
Home: aiming at 100%
Sort and make workshop space 100%
Craft: aiming at 100% (PASS)
Dining table and chairs 100%

By the end of February

Business: aiming at 100% (PASS)
EDOF: F2F Japanese 100%
Japanese Course: aiming at 100%
Genki: L3 10%
Home: aiming at 100%
Get ready to sand wooden floor 0%
Craft: aiming at 100%
Benches 50%
Craft: aiming at 100%
Tent 1%

By the end of March

Business: aiming at 50%
RNQ: V8 adaptations 25%
Business: aiming at 100%
EDOF: Blended Japanese 0%
Play Time: aiming at 100%
Lessons' slides 31%
Japanese Course: aiming at 100%
Genki: L4 0%
Studies: aiming at 80%
Academic Writing 73%
Studies: aiming at 10%
Queer Asia 1%
Home: aiming at 100%
Sand wooden floor 0%
Craft: aiming at 100%
Sleeping bags 0%
Craft: aiming at 100%
Beds 0%

Round Goals 

Some decluttering happened this week, though it’s far from being over.

We finished the Barbie chairs and got started on some benches today. The paint is drying as I type. ^^

 

Writing

  • CS2 "Harmonies"

Translating

  • Meditation Project

Publishing

  • Meditations

Work

  • Online

    I'll fix issues ASAP and resume sharing content.

  • Quality

    I'll keep up-to-date with my field's evolution and make necessary adjustments.

  • Japanese

    I'll make lessons for Genki na Nihongo, hopefully up to chapter 4.

Home

  • Cleaning

    I'll keep cleaning, organizing and decluttering as preparation for future renovation and improvement. For this round, I'd like everything to be in the right room at least.

  • Barbie House

    Along with the sorting effort, I'll put everything we can use in the new workshop. And since it also has to be fun, we'll start making small pieces of furniture. And I'll take some photos to journal all this.

  • Saving

    I'll try and save for future renovation work.

  • Bathroom

    I will prepare a work area so as to be ready to finish those walls in June. (But maybe that can wait until April or May, so Round 2 ^^)

Personal

  • Studies

    I'll start the Japanese Academic Writing course.

  • Reading

    I'll focus on primary resources for my research and academic articles both for my research and courses.

  • Well-being

    I'll meditate at least once a day and I'll practice mindfulness and gratitude in general. I'll rest when I need to and spend quality time with my loved ones.

Yearly goals

Since the slides for Play Time were really easy, I’m aiming at completing them during this Round. I’ll make the extended ones this month and move on to the condensed versions afterwards.

After that, I’ll be making slides for the next course in the Story Time series, and then, we’ll see but I’ll probably just take a break until July as far as Story Time is concerned.

How about you? What is your word for this week and why? Let me know in the comments. Take care!

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